How to Make an Eggshell Collage for Easter

When Easter finally arrives every year it brings with it an array of pastel colors. For many people, it's a time of rebirth that signals that spring is right around the corner. A fun art project that you can do for Easter is to use eggshells to create a collage. Whether you're a child or you just want to feel young again, follow these steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggshells
• Dye
• Glue
• Paper
• Easter designs

1. Decide how you want to dye your eggshells. Clean and save eggshells from eggs you use in the kitchen or hard boil eggs to use for an Easter egg hunt. Buy a kit for dying Easter eggs and follow the instructions to make the dye. If you want, you can make your own dye by putting 20 to 40 drops of food coloring into ½ cup boiling water with 1 teaspoon of white vinegar.

2. Dye the eggshells. The longer you leave the eggshell in the dye, the darker the color becomes. You can mix the dyes together to create different shades. If you dump all the dye into one container you can get a dark brown shade. Allow the dyed eggshells to dry completely before proceeding.

3. Crush the eggshells. You need to remove the egg from the shell before you crush the eggshells. A variety of sizes adds character to the collage, so don't feel like you have to crush them all into tiny pieces. Children handle larger pieces easier.

4. Pick an Easter design. You can make an Easter egg, a bunny or a chick. If you want to expand on the Easter theme, use spring designs like flowers, trees or grass. Once you have picked your design, glue and arrange the eggshells on a piece of construction paper.

Tips & Warnings

• Using a spoon to fish the eggshells out of the dye keeps your fingers from absorbing the dye.
• Put wet eggshells to dry on a thick stack of newspaper.